Fans often say they identify with hobbits for their good humor and enjoyment of food (especially mushrooms), drink, smoking pipeweed, and other simple pleasures. They also take inspiration from hobbits' courage in dire situations. Connie Marie contrasted Frodo's strength with that of traditional action heroes in the essay One Step More: The Heroism Of Frodo Baggins.

Hobbit Fandoms

The Hobbit (film series) fandom includes all the characters in the films, including: the thirteen Dwarves; the non-Hobbit-canon Legolas, Lindir, Galadriel, Saruman, Radagast, and Azog; the completely invented characters Alfrid, Sigrid, Tilda, and Tauriel (who replaces an unnamed male captain from the book); and other invented townspeople of Dale, such as Hilda and Braga.